Tag: vegetables

Linguine with Roasted Sunchokes and Calabrian Peppers

If you are not familiar with sunchokes, allow me to make an introduction. They are sometimes also called Jerusalem Artichokes. They are a root vegetable that looks a bit knobby almost like ginger. Their flavor is earthy, but slightly sweet, almost as if a potato met an artichoke. Their sweetness is enhanced with cooking. They

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Root Vegetable Chickpea Stew

This is a hearty, satiating stew that will help get you through a cold winter day. The base is roasted and pureed cabbage and parsnip, which both have plenty of flavor. Then there are chunks of rutabaga, turnip, and carrot. Sometimes I also add potatoes, although I did not for this batch. The stew is

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Roasted Koginut Squash with Pecan Gremolata

Koginut squash is a gorgeous cross between a pumpkin and a butternut. They have beautiful golden skin, and bright orange flesh. They are very sweet like butternut, but not as much of a pain to prep. I really enjoy roasting them because you can eat the skins much like delicata squash. Here they are topped

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Sweet Potato Nachos

These “nachos” are so satisfying. They hit most of the flavors I love in real nachos, but with the added nutrition and satiating fiber of sweet potatoes. I mentioned in my Lasagna Spaghetti Squash post how I’m happy to incorporate extra vegetables into my meals when I can. While I’ll never turn down a good

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